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Go for the Gold: A Dozen Free Things to Do in Denver This Week

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John Bear has written about crime, culture, government and just about everything in between for newspapers and weeklies in New Mexico, Oklahoma and Colorado since 2004. He has a cat named Gary.

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Bluesman Otis Taylor Has the Colorado Music Hall of Fame in a Trance

Bluesman Otis Taylor Has the Colorado Music Hall of Fame in a Trance

By John BearNovember 27, 2019

The trance-bluesman is being honored by the Colorado Music Hall of Fame.

Specific Ocean Dives Into Lost Lake With New EP and Improv-Heavy Set

Specific Ocean Dives Into Lost Lake With New EP and Improv-Heavy Set

By John BearNovember 14, 2019

Members of Denver’s jazzy quartet Specific Ocean felt a tinge of nostalgia when they used the studio at the Lamont School of Music.

Meow Wolf Denver Director Files Gender Discrimination Complaint

Meow Wolf Denver Director Files Gender Discrimination Complaint

By John BearNovember 7, 2019

Meow!

Cycles Jams With Game-Show Antics

Cycles Jams With Game-Show Antics

By John BearOctober 18, 2019

Come on down to Cervantes’! You’re the next contestant on the — Cycles Presents: The Game Show?

Face Vocal Band Donates $20,000 to Colorado School Music Programs

Face Vocal Band Donates $20,000 to Colorado School Music Programs

By John BearOctober 17, 2019

The a cappella group that has headlined Red Rocks will be donating thousands to music education programs around the state.

Michael Franti Brings a Pre-Concert Yoga Festival to Denver

Michael Franti Brings a Pre-Concert Yoga Festival to Denver

By John BearOctober 15, 2019

Ahead of his Denver show, Franti will host the Stay Human Harvest Ball.

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Colorado-Made <i>Walden: Life in the Woods</i> Dropped on Digital This Week

Colorado-Made Walden: Life in the Woods Dropped on Digital This Week

By John BearOctober 2, 2019

Animator and musician Laura Goldhamer talks about the Colorado-based production of Walden: Life in the Woods.

Barry Osborne Tells the Story of Jim Poor and Poor Jay

Barry Osborne Tells the Story of Jim Poor and Poor Jay

By John BearSeptember 30, 2019

Denver indie-folk musician Barry Osborne is playing sixteen songs based on work by Great Depression-era poet Lorine Niedecker.

Durango Songwriters Expo Brings a Summer-Camp Vibe to the Industry

Durango Songwriters Expo Brings a Summer-Camp Vibe to the Industry

By John BearSeptember 30, 2019

Durango Songwriters Expo founder Jim Attebery says his conference gives songwriters a chance to hone their craft.

Music Video Premiere: Wildermiss Is Anything but “Paralyzed”

Music Video Premiere: Wildermiss Is Anything but “Paralyzed”

By John BearSeptember 26, 2019

Wildermiss teases its new EP with the music video for “Paralyzed.”

Mandy Groves Plays Matchmaker in Video for Latest Single, “Blow”

Mandy Groves Plays Matchmaker in Video for Latest Single, “Blow”

By John BearSeptember 19, 2019

Up-and-coming artist Mandy Groves makes romance happen at a roller-skating rink in her new music video.

Mishka Shubaly Dives Into the Darkness, With a Laugh

Mishka Shubaly Dives Into the Darkness, With a Laugh

By John BearSeptember 16, 2019

Singer-songwriter and comedian Mishka Shubaly, ten years sober, will perform three Denver-area shows with comedian Jake Flores.

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Rising Atlanta Rapper and Singer Madox Dorsey Now Calls Denver Home

Rising Atlanta Rapper and Singer Madox Dorsey Now Calls Denver Home

By John BearSeptember 6, 2019

Madox “Madi” Dorsey is one half of the Atlanta-based hip-hop and R&B duo Gabby and Madi.

Youth on Record’s 2019 Fellows Showcase Music and Art at Mixed Meadows

Youth on Record’s 2019 Fellows Showcase Music and Art at Mixed Meadows

By John BearSeptember 3, 2019

The music education nonprofit’s 2019 fellows showcase their talent.

Musician Gideon Irving Is Touring the West by Horse

Musician Gideon Irving Is Touring the West by Horse

By John BearAugust 28, 2019

Some musicians buy a van; Gideon Irving takes to the wide-open road by horse.

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